Valmet Corporation - Changes board/management/auditors

Pekka Lundmark resigns from the Board of Directors of Valmet Corporation

Valmet Corporation's stock exchange release on April 8, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. EET

The member of the Board of Directors of Valmet Corporation, Mr. Pekka Lundmark
has on April 7, 2015 announced his resignation from the Board of Directors of
the company. The reason for the resignation is his appointment as the President
and CEO of Fortum Corporation as of September 2015."Valmet is a global market leader and it has been a pleasure to participate in
the company's development as a new, independent stock listed company. Valmet is
also a significant supplier to Fortum and other energy companies. To avoid any
potential conflicts of interest in the future, I consider it best to resign from
my role as a member of the Board of Valmet," says Pekka Lundmark."Pekka Lundmark has been at Valmet's Board of Directors since the foundation of
the company. We want to thank Pekka for his excellent contribution as a member
of the Board," says Bo Risberg, Chairman of the Board of Valmet.

Bo Risberg (Chairman of the Board), Mikael von Frenckell (Vice Chairman of the
Board), Lone Fønss Schrøder, Friederike Helfer, Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen and Rogério
Ziviani will continue as members of the Board.


Further information, please contact:
Pasi Laine, President and CEO, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0001
Hanna-Maria Heikkinen, VP, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0007


VALMET CORPORATION

Markku Honkasalo
CFO

Hanna-Maria Heikkinen
VP, Investor Relations



Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation
and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Valmet's vision is to
become the global champion in serving its customers.

Valmet's services cover everything from maintenance outsourcing to mill and
plant improvements and spare parts. The strong technology offering includes pulp
mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for
bio-energy production. Valmet's advanced automation solutions range from single
measurements to mill wide turnkey automation projects.

Valmet's net sales in 2014 were approximately EUR 2.5 billion. Our 12,000
professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to
moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is
in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.

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